Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-01

Pack up your things as soon as you
please, my dear" said Mr. Chesney.
"He're going to move on Saturday"
Mr.. and Mrs Chesney were = natri,
mouial frm-there WAS no question
a. oot that but Mrs. Chesney had al
w>ys been q silent partner in the same.
"If ever get married, said Elms,
right-eyei girl of seventeen, | Won't
b. put upon rs Mamma ia" Papa
i.s regular de.pot-thst's what papa
i.,' decided Will, tall stripping oi
tif,een)
Where, my dear:" asked Mrs. Ches
nsv. with . little start
Into the country" said the family
a.>tocrat. "l'm tired OF this city bust
ness. /, costs . great deal more than
i, comes to. I'm told yoc can live q!
half the expense in the country"
"Bu,, grasped Mrs. Chrsney, "shs'
is to become OF the childreus educa.
,S
hcf- tefy ycsss,=A--e -
10 the nelghborheod not more than .
mile distant" explained her husband,
and exercise will do them good
And ha, are we to DO for society
"Psha~." said Chesney. Il would
not give rap for people ~ho can't be
society for themselves. There II be
the hou.e~ork 10 do, you kno~-no,
body keeps = girl in the coun,ry-and
plenty OF chores about the place for
WILL and Spencer. shall keep 4
horse, II | Can get one cheap, for the
station is half mile from the place
and I've bargained for 4 couple ol
cows aud some plg,.
Will and Spencer looked askauoe n
each other.
It'll do US good 20 walk mile to
school" mu,ter,d the elder "out IA.
ther must have = horse to carry him I
half mile 10 the station.
That's fathers logic al over" ob
served Spencer.
While Mr.. Chesney e1plalned to hi,
wife the various advantages which
were t. accrue from the promised
move.
Its unfortunate. said he, ",hat
Elma and Rosi aren't boys. Such .
lot Of women folks are enough /.
swamp any family. Men. BOW, car
alwaysearn theil bread. But We musI
try 10 make everybody useful in som,
WAY or other. It's so healthy, you
know" add. d he. ",nd the rem
won't se h.'f of wh t We pay here.
"Ar. there any odern convent
euces about the place. timidIy in
Quir. Mrs. Ch-suey.
There's \ spring Of excellent wat.l
ab ut u hundred yards from the house,
said her husband.
Mrs. Chesney grew pale.
alive | got to walk hundred
yards for every drop Of water want?
said she.
"Ani y large rain water hogsheat
under the caves ot the house. addet
Mr.. Chesney. "And I've already go
a bargain in kerosene lamps. AS fol
candles, | am given to und. rstano
that the good housekerpers h, reabout:
make 'em tn ms.i,es III tn molds
There's nothing like economy. Nov
| do beg u knos, Abigail, he added
irrltably. "~hat are you looking 81
lac kadaisical about? Do you expec
to sit still nd Told your hands, while
I do all the work? Give me woman
for sheer natural lazine>s.'
Il am not lazy. George" said th'
poor wife with bewid.red air "bu
all this is SO new at first But IL
TRY to get accustomed to it'll tr,
my very best"
Nevertheless. Rosie and Elms ant
their m tier shed many salt tear in
to the trunks and packing boxes, OF
top Of the wollen blankets and rug
and piles of domestic linen.
IL hate the country" said Elma
I'D as soon 60 to prison and be don
with it,"
"Oh, Ellie, don't talk so," said Rose
"There are wild roses and robin
there, just as one sees on the painte'
plaques in the store windows. An,
perhaps we can have flower-bed an
some dear little downey chickens!'
But the first sight Of Mulleinstal
Farm was dispiriting in the extreme
!. Between rock and swamp, there VIZ
scar cely pasture tor the two lean COW
that Mr.. Chesney had bought at g